Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-08

The General Plan Discussed at a Meet.
ing of Association No. 5.


The General Plan Discussed at a Meet
ing of Association No. 5.
PROPOSED DIVISION OF THE CITY INTO NINE DIVISIONS
a CENTRAL REPRESENTATIVE COMMITTEE OF ONE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF OPINION AS TO BOUND
| AIRY LINES AND REPREsESTATIoN-A FURTHER con-
FERENCE TO BE HELD.
A meeting OF Citizens Association No. g. was
held last evening in the lecture OF the Luther
| Memorial church. MI. Reginald Fendall presided
| and Mr.. r. W. Fenwick was the secretary. The
president laid before the meeting the result OF
| conference recently held between the presidents
OF the several associations or the eight associa-
tions now organized and representing the different
| sections OF the city, Mr.. Fendan said that six
| were represented at the meeting. The recon-
mendatiOn adopted for submission to the various
| associations for their approval was read as fol-
| lows by the secretary.
A PLAN OF GENERAL ORGANIZATION.
Recommendations submitted by the presidents
/ OF the several citizens organizations:
1st That the District OF Columbia be divided up
as follows:
Division No. l. All that part Of the city OF WASH
| ington lying south OF street north and Missouri
avenue, and west OF South Capitol street.
Division No. =, All that part lying east OF South
Capitol street, west OF AnacoSta river and south
/ of East Capitol street.
Division NJ. 3. All that part lying between East
| Capitol street and Boundary street, and between
North Capitol street and Benning's road.
Division No. 4. All that part lying between B
street north and Missouri avenue North Capitol
street, Boundary street and 10th street west.
Division No. ). All that part lying between B
and 18th street west.
Division No. 8. All that part lying between B
street north, boundary street. 18th street west
Division No. :. Ali that part known as George
town.
Division No. 8. All that part of the county lying
west OF Bunker Hill road and north or Boundary
street.
! Division No. 9. All that part of the county lying
east oil Bunker Hill road and south OF AnacOStia
river.
I'd That there be in each division an associa-
ton OF citizens to be designated Citizens ASSOci-
alton No. The number of the association TO be
the same as that OF the division In which it is.
3D.. That there Will be central association of
100 members formed of the following number of
representatives from the several local associations
AMI to be selected by them respectively follows:
ASSOCIATION ~, No 1. Il; No. 2 II: No }, IL; No 4,
IL: No-5, II; No. u, j.; No. Z, TO- No. 8, 10; No.
y, =; total 100
4. That action be taken on the foregoing rec
concentrations 10y each OF the local associations at
as early a day as possible"
DIRECTING TO THE BOUNDARY LINES.
The president said that he did not wish 1t to be
understood that he favored all these propositions.
lie thought that it was a question whether the
boundary lines OF their association should be ex-
tended and also he was opposed to the basis of
representation as proposed. IT. was decided TO
take the recommendations up Seriatim, and as the
secretary read the bounds OF the proposed divi-
SiOnS Mr.. j. Ormond Wilson explained their lOca-
tiOn. The first, he said was the old seventh legs-
latiye district, the second was what known
as the Navy Yard district or southeast Washing
ton, the third was northeast Washington. the
fourth was the Old third and fourth wards. the
firth was The old second ward. The region west OF
18th street had hot yet been organized, but, with
this exception. the entire District represented
by associations. The president said that It had
been proposed tOcut the region lying between 17th
street and Rock creek, Boundary and the Potomac
into two districts but as yet il would remain in
one district. The change proposed 10y the confer
ence in the bounds OF the association, extending
them on the west from 18th to nth street and on
the south from Pennsylvania avenue to street
north, was not agreed TO, the members urging that
their district was very thickly populated and was
large enough. They. therefore, refused 10 change
their western boundary, but agreed to extend
their southern boundary.
The proposition TO have central committee,
composed OF representatives from each district,
was agreed TO, but as TO the proposed representa-
ton there was serious objection.
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
One of the members asked if the basis of repre-
sentation was population.
The president said that the conference tried to
make both area and population a basis but he
thought that they were inclined TO pay too much
MIR Miller said that as their district was closely
populated it ought to have larger representation
than the other districts.
Mr.. Wilson said that he thought the apportion-
ment OF representation was not quite fair, and he
suggested that it better be referred back for fur
had prepared a table OF The area, population and
taxable property OF the four great sections OF the
city upon which to base distribution Of the
money appropriated by Congress instead OF hav-
Ing IL appropriated In bulk. He thought that
these figu-es gave fair idea OF the relations Of
the different sections. Under the proposed appor-
tiCnment the fourth, fifth and sixth divisions re-
presenting the northwest sections, extending
from North Capitol street TO Rock creek, had only
representation OF thirty-SX in he committee of
one hundred. Eighteen representatives were
given TO the county, which has but small frac-
ton of the population. Half Of this representa-
ton would be sufficient and the nine taken from
the county should be given to the northwest,
making its representation forty-fiye.
A member said that this discussion revived the
Old question of the proper basis OF representation
He thought that some representation would have
TO be given on the basis OF and the rest on
the basis OF population. certain representation
could be Yielded 10 other associations on The basis
OF territory.
matter To the president for further conference
with The representatives Of other associations.
one OF the members suggested that before this
power be given 10 The President that he be given
an opportunity 10 inform the association exactly
what his views were.
THE CLAIMS OF THE NORTHWEST.
The president, in response, said the basis was
fixed upon both the area and population and he
thought not enough attention had been given to
the latter. He thought that the county instead
OF having eighteen representatives, should have
nine and that this nine should be distributed
among the districts in the northwest, giving the
three associations there fifteen Representatives
each, instead OF twelve. In that case the north
west would have 1Orty-fye representatives. III the
central committee, Instead OF thlrty-SiX.
MIR. Miller said that in his opinion the three dis
tricts referred 10 ought TO have majority on the
central committee, as il was the most popuiouS
section OF the city and paid the largest proportion
OF taxes.
Rev. DR.. Craighead said that the great evil OF
modern municipal government was the power
gwen TO those having no property to vote
away the property OF citizens and their rights
Wendell Phillips had said that i'll a short time
there would not be q municipal government that
would not be bankrupt. lie cited the public
building III Philadelphia which is now being built
and which, he said was larger than the need OF
the city demanded for the next fifty years IL had
cost millions already ami would probably cost
millions more, which largely came from the
the pockets Of the frugal ana industrious by
votes OF those who had no property.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE.
After further discussion, the proposed represent
tation was disapproved OF and the matter referred
back 10 the president Tor further conference
The secretary, in response to a question, said
that seyenty-nve had registered their names as
member, OF the association. The president said
that lie had deferred appointing the executive
committee of thirty until more members had come
III, and as soon as The membership reached a hun
urtd or more he would announce the committee
The meeting then adjourned subject TO the call
Of the chair.
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